Why Must Wash Hands?

Someone flu sufferers with the hand holding his nose when sneezing, and then hold the object something, when you hold the object, flu bacteria can quickly switch to your hands and if you hold your nose or mouth, germs can get into our bodies. That picture of how easily germs move from one person to another. Diseases such as diarrhea, intestinal worms, acute respiratory infections (ARI), tuberculosis and even dangerous disease such as bird flu (H5N1) and influenza A (H1N1) can be prevented by washing hands properly. Unfortunately, many people underestimate this healthy habit and considered unimportant. Whereas with getting used to wash hands properly, you and your family can live healthier.


When washing your hands?
Hand washing is generally done just before eating, before preparing food, having held raw meat, before and after touching a sick person, after using the bathroom, after coughing or sneezing or blowing your nose, after changing diapers or sanitary napkins, before and after treating wounds, after cleaning or taking out the trash, after touching animals or animal waste.

You should also teach good hand washing habits are to your sister is still small. A boy once learned and touches all things without knowing whether it's dirty does not. Then insert her hand into the mouth or eating without washing hands. As a result the child may be suffering from the disease. According to research, child number one killer disease in Indonesia is due to diarrhea, although this can be prevented by teaching children to wash their hands. Given the importance of washing hands, so any planned date of October 15 at the World Hand Washing Day. Familiarize yourself and your families to wash hands.